Statistics

Entry requirements

A good 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in mathematics, statistics or a closely related subject area.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc in Statistics prepares students with a strong quantitative background for further postgraduate studies or a future career in the private sector.

This is a one-year taught programme run by the School of Mathematics and Statistics, which is well equipped with personal computers and laptops, a parallel computer and an on-site library.

Highlights

• Provides students with a broader skill set for entry into the commercial analysis market.
• Covers various theoretical and applied statistical areas at an advanced level.
• Provides opportunities for students to put their statistical knowledge into practice.
• Continual assessments and the dissertation enable students to apply their statistics knowledge.
• Students are prepared such that they may go onto to pursue research in statistics.

Fees and funding

There are a variety of funding options available for postgraduate students. For more details visit our website.